The Colt IAR is a 5.56 mm‐calibre, gas‐operated, air‐cooled, magazine‐fed, selective‐fire weapon that is designed to provide extended periods of fully automatic fire. It was based on the company's previously developed Colt Automatic Rifle (CAR), but is lighter with a shorter barrel and a higher rate of fire.
It has been designed to provide sustained fully automatic fire. Janes learnt that Colt's IAR was competing with Heckler & Koch's M27 5.56 mm IAR for the Singapore Army's new SAW selection programme.Īccording to Janes Weapons: Infantry, the Colt IAR is an LMG based on the M16 Rifle/M4 Carbine family. The Colt IAR6940 has been assessed to be a suitable replacement for the SAW,” the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) told Janes.Īt the time of publication, the MINDEF had not replied to Janes request for comment about the number of rifles to be procured, the budget, and the timeline for induction into the army. “As part of continued force modernisation efforts, our army has conducted extensive trials and evaluations of various weapon models.
The Singapore Army has selected American firearms manufacturer Colt's Infantry Automatic Rifle 6940 (IAR6940) as the new section automatic weapon (SAW) to replace in-service ST Engineering's 5.56 mm Ultimax 100 Mk2 light machine gun (LMG). Singapore has selected the Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle 6940, an example of which is pictured above, as the army's new section automatic weapon, replacing the Ultimax 100 Mk2 in service.
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